China inflation climbs 1.6% on year in november

Consumer prices in China were up 1.6 percent on year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. That was in line with expectations...

December 9, 2022, 5:29 am

Reuters poll: ecb to raise deposit rate by 50 bps to 2.0% (51 of 60 economists)

• ECB to raise deposit rate by 50 basis points on December 15 to 2.0%. 51 of 60 economists
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December 9, 2022, 2:08 am

Ten-year yield rebounds from nearly three-month closing low

After moving sharply higher over the two previous sessions, treasuries gave back some ground during trading on Thursday. Bond prices came under pressu...

December 9, 2022, 12:14 am

Reuters poll: all 84 economist see fed raising rates by 50 bps at next policy meeting

...and by a unanimous decision...

All 84 economists polled by Reuters see the Fed raising by 50 basis...

December 9, 2022, 12:09 am

Take advantage of high treasury yields with vtip

Treasury yields rose Thursday as investors await key inflation data, with CNBC reporting that the 10-year Treasury yield went up by about nine ...

December 8, 2022, 7:35 pm

Best trading day of december so far; lulu, cost, avgo report

Gains were despite a widening gap in the inverted yield curve between 2-year and 10-year bonds -- back above 80 ...

December 8, 2022, 7:34 pm

Reits have performed poorly, but realty income is doing relatively better

These are very dark days for equity REITs and mortgage REITs, with these areas down ~25% and ~30% on a price-only basis, respectively, so far in 2022....

December 8, 2022, 6:59 pm

Rising rates raise the stakes for small businesses, reinforcing the benefits of community banking

By Michael Pugh After years of interest rates hovering at or near zero, the Federal Reserve continued its long-telegraphed move in May to raise intere...

December 8, 2022, 6:29 pm

Grayscale bitcoin trust: cathie wood is right, finally (rating upgrade)

As a publicly listed, U.S. based company, Coinbase's financials are externally audited on a quarterly basis. Auditors randomly select assets and requi...

December 8, 2022, 2:09 pm

The 5 biggest losers in the s&p 500 this year have seen $720 billion in market value erased

21 S&P 500 companies have lost at least 50% year-to-date, and the 5 biggest losers on a percentage basis ...

December 8, 2022, 1:08 pm

Euronext sees $463.7 billion in fx trading volumes in november

The average daily volume in FX for last month came in at $21.1 billion. Compared to October’s $21.5 billion, this was a 2.1% MoM drop. Total Cash Ma...

December 8, 2022, 11:10 am

Agnico eagle mines: the real money printing press

Agnico Eagle Mines has already delivered outstanding results in a period of less than 6 months. On a cash flow basis, the company appears very attract...

December 8, 2022, 10:42 am

Japan gdp slips 0.8% on year in q3

Japan’s gross domestic product contracted 0.8 percent on year in the third quarter of 2022, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday. That exceeded expec...

December 8, 2022, 3:29 am

Treasuries extend yesterday's rebound with strong upward move

After yesterday’s recovery from the pullback seen on Monday, treasuries saw continued strength during trading on Wednesday. Bond prices initially mo...

December 7, 2022, 11:59 pm

The month in closed-end funds: november 2022

For the second month in a row, equity CEFs (+5.16% on a NAV basis) on average witnessed plus-side returns. While their fixed income CEF cohorts (+4.53...

December 7, 2022, 10:10 pm

Kbwp outperforms broader financials by over 2100 basis points ytd

Investors who refined their financials exposure to property and casualty were rewarded in 2022. P&C has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 financia...

December 7, 2022, 6:59 pm

Central bank rate hikes in india and canada

The Reserve Bank of India‘s repo rate was increased 35 basis points to 6.25%. That was the fifth hike...

December 7, 2022, 6:18 pm

Bank of canada delivers a 50 basis point hike, but no guarantees of future hikes   

The Bank of Canada raised the overnight rate to 4.25%, while stating that it will continue with Quantitative Tightening (QT). On rising prices, it sta...

December 7, 2022, 3:44 pm

Bank of canada hikes by 50 bps and signals potential end to rate hikes

The BoC hiked by 50 basis points bringing the overnight rate to 4.25% and will consider if rates need t...

December 7, 2022, 3:30 pm

The usdcad moves lower after the rate decision

The initial reaction to the Bank of Canada 50 basis point hike is for a move to the downside for the...

December 7, 2022, 3:19 pm